Space Life Science

Offworld Life Science: Immunofluorescence Staining Of A Synovial Organoid

By Keith Cowing

Status Report

NASA

November 7, 2024

Filed under confocal microscope, fibroblast, imaging, Immunofluorescence, ISS, macrophage, Microgravity, microscope, microscopy, organoid, space biology, space station, Stem cells

Offworld Life Science: Immunofluorescence Staining Of A Synovial Organoid — Image courtesy of University of Oxford. NASA ID: jsc2024e071691 jsc2024e071691 (11/5/2024) — Date Created: 2024-11-05 larger image

Immunofluorescence staining of a synovial organoid shows CD68+ macrophages (immune cells) in yellow, CD31+ endothelial cells (blood vessels) in red, PDPN+ fibroblasts in green, and nuclei in blue is seen.

This image was taken on a confocal microscope and is part of the ICE Cubes #9.4 – Aging in Microgravity investigation.

Astrobiology, space biology,

Keith Cowing

Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻

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